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Chinese symbol for “bellow”

怒吼
nù hǒu
to bellow; to rave; to snarl

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bellow is 怒吼 (nù hǒu), defined as: to bellow; to rave; to snarl.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

怒 nù
anger, passion, rage
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
吼 hǒu
to roar, to shout; to bark, to howl
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bellow”

WordPinyinMeaning
吼叫hǒu jiàoto howl; to bellow; to yell
怒喝nù hèto shout intimidatingly; to bellow (in anger)
嚷rǎngto shout; to bellow
呵喝hē hèto shout loudly; to bellow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 怒吼.

WordPinyinMeaning
愤怒 (憤怒)fèn nùangry; indignant
激怒jī nùto infuriate; to enrage
怒火nù huǒrage; fury
怒气 (怒氣)nù qìanger
发怒 (發怒)fā nùto get angry
吼叫hǒu jiàoto howl; to bellow; to yell
吼声 (吼聲)hǒu shēngroar
嘶吼sī hǒuto yell; to shout

See also: Japanese symbol for “bellow”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.